Recurring Remote Production Support Content (STATS)

The Recurring Remote Production Support Content - Talent Statistician (Talent Stats) will play a key role in helping shape the broadcast of a sports event by effectively communicating important statistics and game trends to announcers and graphics producers. This role requires a self-driven person, proficient in researching and preparing for key storylines, rules, matchup history, potential records at stake, and other relevant information from game-to-game.

The Talent

Stats has advanced knowledge of the sports rules, team positions, scoring, and the ability to handle multiple tasks in a live broadcast setting. This role is remote based without a corporate office location.

Responsibilities

  • Research and understand the storylines and statistics of each team.
  • Confirm Starting lineups, officials, and any other pregame information needs of the production crew.
  • Be prepared to describe the previous play, the players/positions/uniform numbers involved and the outcome of the play.
  • Identify trends and statistics that help tell the story of the game.
  • Communicate stats and trends to announcers effectively without interrupting or intruding on their flow of the game. Answer any questions the announcers may have.
  • Concisely communicate stats and trends to Graphics Producers over headset.
  • Support the Graphics Producer by answering questions and being prepared with key information from previous plays.
  • Work with teams’ SID/PR people to get information or answers to high priority questions.
Required Qualifications
  • Valid Driver’s License
  • Basic sports knowledge including format/rules of the game.
  • Ability to follow the game including in-game trends.
  • Careful attention to detail in striving for 100 percent accuracy.
  • Clear, concise, and comprehensive verbal and written communication skills.
  • The ability to work within a team atmosphere consistently being visible and accessible.
  • Conduct oneself with professionalism and integrity within company guidelines and policies.
  • Adaptable, flexible, and motivated to drive results in new and changing environments.
  • Possess a strong computer background with ability to network and troubleshoot.
  • Self-motivated individual who strives to constantly improve processes with new or more efficient uses of technology.
  • Provide technical maintenance for assigned systems and system components.
  • Strong self and time management skills.
  • Ability to work well under pressure in a live production environment.
  • Ability to work weekends, nights and holidays, and travel, when required.
  • An advanced understanding of television production.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Strong math skills
  • Extensive sport knowledge including historical information
  • Has worked previously in a stats or graphics role
  • Strong communication, preparation, and organizational skills
Required Education
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent
Preferred Education
  • Bachelor's Degree in communications, electronics, television production or related
#ESPNMedia The pay rate for this remote role is $35.00 to $65.00 per hour. The base pay actually offered may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
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